Opinion: Where can Asian Americans commune if we fear our own social spaces? [Opinion]
We need efforts to acknowledge and heal from the effects of patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism, displacement and mental health stigma. We need efforts to build solidarity, to fund our basic needs, and to heal from intergenerational trauma and gender-based violence.
As a grassroots movement-building organization, we at Asian Solidarity Collective believe that, together, we can keep us safe. Our community has been conditioned to believe that police officers are our only hope for safety, and, at this moment, it’s so easy to latch onto hashtags and state-promoted solutions. But we can lean into our solidarity practices and question how the police truly kept us safe.
Ask the families of Dennis Carolino, Angelo Quinto, Dr. Yan Li, Tortuguita, Tyre Nichols and so many who suffered because of lives taken as a result of encounters with police. What we need in this time is building supportive relationships, mutual aid and community care practices cultivated by our own ancestors and Black, Indigenous, disabled, queer, transgender and two-spirit peoples.
We must work together in ending oppressive violence in all its forms. We urge our leaders to support community-led responses and approaches with justice at the forefront. When our most vulnerable community members are targeted, solidarity is the pathway forward. As community organizers, we move with the understanding that our freedom is tied together and that through solidarity we will find collective liberation.
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